Is the PM 'modi-fying' into Trump?

Not only do Modi and Trump's personalities overshadow the high offices they hold, the way they attack people and speak are very similar, observes Karan Thapar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

The Hugger is in Hamburg, folks!

:))) :))) Move aside Spidey! Buzz off Iron Man! Get Lost Captain America! There's a new Super Hero in town. The Hugger. Measure the SH's success by his hugs at every encounter. Donald was lucky to......

NaMo's hugs of the year!

There are two things NaMo seems really fond of: Selfies and hugs.While his first year in office was marked by selfies with every leader he met, the second year proved our Pradhan Sevak is quite the......

It's time to get real in US-India defence ties

New Delhi remains a priggish suitor to Washington's overtures, but it has begun appreciating potential tech benefits to ties with the US, notes Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: US Secretary of Defence Ash......

Intel plans online TV service as PC chip sales wane

Top chipmaker Intel Corp plans to launch an Internet television service this year with live and on-demand content, entering a hotly competitive race as its core PC business erodes.Shifting into an......

Buying stocks? Go to sleep, wake up rich

How many times have you read that earning a good return is important, but not as important as being able to sleep at night? Investment guides typically advise you that feeling comfortable with......

It's not Tata. It's the govt, stupid!

Whatever else the Tata Nano may have achieved or not achieved, it has -- for the first time -- got the entire country talking about a car, instead of cricket or religion or politics. I thought I......

The Apache RTR160 is here!

One of the most impressive motorcycles I have ever stood next to is the Aprilia RS125, a learner-legal bottom of the barrel motorcycle. Admittedly the barrel is Italian, but still. What impressed......

PIX: Sonam and Anand's blissful year together

Happy anniversary, Sonam and Anand! This day last year, Sonam Kapoor got hitched to Anand Ahuja in a big fat Punjabi wedding and since then everyday has been phenomenal for the lovely couple. From......

PIX: Happy Anniversary, Anushka-Virat!

The couple celebrate a year of marital bliss and we wish them a lifetime of happiness. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli stormed the Internet last year after pictures from their dreamy Italian wedding......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

PIX: Salman, Shah Rukh's greatest phobias!

Celebrities have the oddest phobias. A master at sending shivers down the audience's spine, filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock himself fled at the sight of eggs. On the other hand, birds petrify plucky......

Bumrah wants saliva alternative to shine ball

IMAGE: The ICC had agreed with its cricket committee and said no saliva should be used to shine the ball due to threats regarding the coronavirus. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images......